QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-319

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum, Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

93.17

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Double Peony

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Carolina Lily

Brackman # or other source & #:

765.23

How wide is the quilt?

82 inches

How long is the quilt?

87 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Quilt's condition:

Fair/worn

Type of inscription:

Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

M S

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Location of inscription:

on block

Describe where the inscription was found:

top center

Time period:

1800-1849

When was the quilt finished?

ca. 1840

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20 appliqued blocks, 12 plain blocks, 14 half plain blocks, and 4 quarter blocks

Size of quilt blocks:

10 x 10

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

Flowering vine, 8 1/2 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

4

Width of pieces on the back:

7 1/2, 24, 23 1/2, 23

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Single parallel lines; Outline; Grid square

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Wreaths; Floral; Feathering; Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Hearts

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Quilt made by donor's great, great grandmother Suder.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

DAR Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Washington, DC

Quilt owner's state:

Washington D.C.

Quilt owner's country:

USA

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum